Sailu
"A kiss made sweetest by new and boundless spring."
Sailu is a traditional Arbo-kin alcoholic beverage made with mint, honey, and apples. It possesses a very sweet, almost sickly sweet flavor that tastes primarily of candied apples. The alcohol content of the beverage is similar to that of a light, unfortified wine or mead, usually around ten or twelve percent by volume.
The beverage is most often associated with love and passion, as it is seen most often used in Arbo-kin cultures to "set the mood," so to speak. To that point, the term Sailu is a common shorthand the Arbo-kin use to describe it to members of other races. In actuality, thanks to the generally long winded nature of the Arbo-kin tongue, the name of the beverage roughly translated from Arbos to Alorean is "A kiss made sweetest by new and boundless spring." While the Arbo-kin may use Sailu in the process of certain acts in a cultural sense, the drink itself possesses no real value as an aphrodisiac, though that is not to say that those properties cannot be added after the fact by mystical or alchemical means.
Significance
Sailu has historically had a very clear and present significance to the Arbo-kin specifically. As such, it is often used to commemorate, celebrate, and otherwise ensure a strong and health relationship. And thanks to the nature of commercial trade and manufacture, denizens across the wider world are now able to partake of both the drink, and perhaps the rituals it is used to further.
Item type
Consumable, Food / Drink
Rarity
Weight
Around 25 fluid ounces (750 ml) per bottle.
Dimensions
Typical dimensions - Diameter: 3" (76 mm), Height: 12" (305 mm)
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